tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post2279855797209638393..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Off Script: Scary MovieSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-60229620197457760972019-08-16T19:12:55.470-05:002019-08-16T19:12:55.470-05:00What's irritating is that their movies are so ...What's irritating is that their movies are so slipshod and cheap that they are made for nothing, so even when they get terrible reviews and leave the theater after two weeks, they've more than made their money back. It gives them that carte blanche because they always return on the investment.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-83751244918258711472019-08-16T19:11:15.150-05:002019-08-16T19:11:15.150-05:00What makes Scream work is that it's not just a...What makes <i>Scream</i> work is that it's not just a spoof. It is, clearly, a film that plays with all of the tropes and ideas of slasher films (just as the sequel plays with ideas of being a sequel). But, if you don't know the tropes and cliches, <i>Scream</i> still works really well as a slasher film. It's why <i>Hot Fuzz</i> is so damn good--it's a great and loving parody of buddy cop action movies, but it's also a great buddy cop action movie in its own right.<br /><br /><i>Scary Movie</i> has none of that. When I include stuff from the They Shoot Zombies list on this site, I tend to classify them as horror even when they aren't really simply because of that list. I couldn't with this, because there's no way to call this horror at all, and that's why it ultimately fails. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-25660752012887144772019-08-16T15:20:49.146-05:002019-08-16T15:20:49.146-05:00You hit the nail on the head. This movie, and the ...You hit the nail on the head. This movie, and the entire "movie" franchise (Scary, Epic, Date, Dance, etc.) all rely solely on references. Actually, it's worse than that. They rely on whole scene recreations and differentiate themselves by adding something gross, vulgar, impossibly dumb, and/or some combination of the three. In the case of this particular movie, it has another problem. In using Scream as its foundation, it's spoofing a movie that's already a spoof, and a far better one at that.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-73452996432063599202019-08-16T15:08:49.467-05:002019-08-16T15:08:49.467-05:00If that is true, then thank God. Those guys are t...If that is true, then thank God. Those guys are the lowest of the lows. Porno filmmakers are more respectable than those 2 asswipes. Say what you want about porn, at least they're able to do something with the small budget they're given and at least try to create some nice visuals. Friedberg/Seltzer are given carte blanche and they end up with nothing. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-71837807668606008032019-08-16T07:33:06.419-05:002019-08-16T07:33:06.419-05:00The worst part of the Friedberg/Seltzer connection...The worst part of the Friedberg/Seltzer connection is that it came circuitously. <i>Scary Movie</i> came from a combination of two scripts that were roughly approaching this--one created by Friedberg/Seltzer. According to Keenan Ivory Wayans, virtually nothing from their script made it into the final version of this one.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-41521108676309854312019-08-16T00:59:57.432-05:002019-08-16T00:59:57.432-05:00I saw this in the theaters and enjoyed it mainly b...I saw this in the theaters and enjoyed it mainly because of my crush towards Shannon Elizabeth at the time (which is why I also went to see... ugh... <i>Tomcats</i> which was one of the worst films I had ever seen). I was only 19 when the film came out and thought it was funny though it would probably dated. Plus, I hated the fact that it helped spawn the careers of Friedberg/Seltzer who don't deserve the right to be called filmmakers or even bad filmmakers. Calling them trash would be a disservice to the word trash.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.com